Plan: Dance Party

Lesson Overview

Students will begin the creation of a Dance Party project in Scratch that will show their understanding of loops.

In this first lesson of a three lesson sequence, students will plan out their Dance Party project on paper using a planning guide, then begin building their project using Scratch.

Agenda

⭐️ Introduce: Dance Party projects in Scratch (5 min.)
💥 Mini-Lesson: Using Loops in Scratch: finding and using the repeat loop (5 min.)
📝 Plan: Dance Party project on paper (15-20 min.)
🚧 Build: Dance Party project in Scratch (15-25 min.)
📓 Reflect: (5 min.)
- How did the planning guide help you start your project in Scratch?
- What are you excited to add to your Dance Party project next class?

Materials

computing devices for all students
Dance Party Planning Guide, printed
- English / Spanish
Green Level Student Workbooks, p. 13
- English / Spanish
Dance Party Scratch studio (teacher-created)

Full Lesson Plan

Scratch Project Resources

Dance Party starter projects: sprites & backdrops (no code) / exploded code

Dance Party example project: Dinosaur Divas

Vocabulary

event: an action that causes something to happen

loop: repeat a sequence of instructions

program: a set of instructions written in a language that a computer understands

script: a set of Scratch blocks connected together to form a sequence

sequence: a set of instructions that follow one another in order

Standards

CA CSS 3-5.AP.12 Create programs that include events, loops, and conditionals.
CA CSS 3-5.AP.13 Decompose problems into smaller, manageable tasks which may themselves be decomposed.

Additional Resources

Scratch website: scratch.mit.edu
Build-a-Band unit plans (from the previous version of the Green level curriculum)
Scratch Project Checklist English / Spanish
Getting Unstuck Strategies from the Creative Computing Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

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